The National Football League traces its roots to a meeting in Canton, Ohio, where representatives of several professional teams formed the American Professional Football Association. The founders wanted to curb the bidding wars over players and bring some stability to a sport that was financially fragile and loosely organised. The association took the name National Football League two seasons later. Over the following decades the league outlasted many rivals, agreed to merge with the American Football League in the 1960s, and grew into the richest sports league in the United States, with the Super Bowl as its yearly championship game.
Before and after
- 26 October 1919Birth of Mohammad Reza I of Iran
- 10 November 1919Birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov
- 19 November 1919Establishment of Zion National Park
- 27 November 1919Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
- 1920Origins of National Football League
- from January 1920 to February 1920Fifth Expedition
- 1920Founding of Cagliari Calcio
- 1920Rise of Welwyn Garden City
- 1920Discovery of the Hoba meteorite
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- from 1919 to 1946Founding of League of Nations
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- from 13 July 1930 to 30 July 1930The first FIFA World Cup is played in Uruguay
- 5 September 1944Founding of Benelux
The era
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